Baseball

Lake Erie Begins Four-Game Series with Columbia Union

May 03, 2009

PAINESVILLE, Ohio (May 3, 2009) - Lake Erie College lost in
doubleheader action to Columbia Union College out of Maryland, 5-0
and 6-3. The visitors played flawless ball in the field both games,
making the Storm earn each of its runs. The green and white outhit
the Pioneers by five in game two, but still came up short in the
end.

In the opener, Lake Erie went with a straight nine in the lineup
and totaled three hits, including one from pitcher Dan Mason
(Eastlake, Ohio/North) who threw all seven innings without a walk.
The guests scored their five runs on 11 hits.

In the nightcap, the Storm recorded 11 hits compared to Columbia
Union's six. The Storm scored a run in the first inning after a
lead off double by freshman Patrick Stantial (West Farmington,
Ohio/Southington) and an RBI double by sophomore Brandon James
(Mentor, Ohio/Mentor). The Pioneers scored a lone run in both the
second and third innings to take a brief lead at 2-1. The Storm
scored the tying run in the bottom of the third on singles by
sophomore Dan Dowdell (North Ridgeville, Ohio/North Ridgeville),
senior Ben Reed (Middlefield, Ohio/Cardinal) and freshman Ryan Rua
(Amherst, Ohio/Amherst). Columbia Union then posted a three-run
fifth inning with another run in the sixth to regain the lead at
6-2. Lake Erie scored its final run in the sixth on doubles by
freshmen Michael Morgan (Russells Point, Ohio/Indian Lake) and Matt
Toth (Lorain, Ohio/Admiral King).

Reed went 3-for-4 and Dowdell went 2-for-3 with one run to lead
the Storm.

Lake Erie (15-34) has its final doubleheader of the season on
Monday at Rec Park against Columbia Union beginning at 1 p.m.